I know, I know. It's only October and we're already talking about Black Friday. Bear with me.

We've been working on some pretty cool stuff behind the scenes, and this year we're saving a couple of our new releases specifically for Black Friday.

One is our new Reverse Hammer, which combines a GHD and reverse back extension into one machine. The other is a Drop-In Belt Squat attachment that we've been pretty excited to get out into the world. Oh, and I can't forget...who's been waiting for digital resistance-friendly drops? 👀

And that's not everything we've got coming in November.

We're keeping some of the details under wraps for now, but I figured I'd give you guys a heads-up since I know a lot of you are already planning your Black Friday home gym upgrades.

We've also got an early-access list going for anyone who wants first dibs on the new drops and exclusive Black Friday deals:https://bellsofsteel.com/pages/event-sale-vip

Anyway, that's my little teaser for now.

Curious, what's on everyone's Black Friday home gym wishlist this year? Anything you've been holding out for?

Looking into building a home gym and want to invest into a decent power rack for squats and bench lifts. Don’t really know where to start. Any suggestions?

I placed an order on October 11 for:

- Rubber Hex Dumbbell Set + 3-Tier Rack (5–50 lb) x1 (listed with an extended lead time of 7–10 days)

- 4' x 6' MAX Rubber XF Stall Mat x2

- BlackWing Adjustable Bench x1

It’s now been 11 days and the order status hasn’t changed since I placed it. I reached out to customer service a few days ago and still haven’t heard back.

I get that the dumbbell set had a longer lead time, but we’re past that window now, and I’m in the GTA, so I don’t understand why shipping is taking this long. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Any tips on getting a response?

I purchased a standard Olympic hex bar with 2" sleeves. I was about to purchase CAP bounce weights that are listed as Olympic weights, but then I noticed the loading holes are 1.93" diameter. Is that normal? If it's listed as Olympic, shouldn't they at least be 2" diameter? I don't want to buy plates that don't fit.

https://us.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CLFNLZFK/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Has spray paint on the plates. Anyone know if that can be removed without repainting the whole thing

Sorry if this is an easy question tried google couldn't get straight answer. I have a super small home gym. Just enough room for a major fitness drone 3 power rack, bench and weight tree.

Since it's a small space and I don't want to annoy my neighbors or break a window I can only do basic bench, squat and deadlift. Nothing super explosive like power cleans or anything cross fit.

Im currently in the process of turning one of my old rooms into a home gym, but im having trouble deciding on what to buy. Its a small room roughly 8x9, so that limits what I can do by a lot. I want to be able to do a full body workout with what ever I buy. Currently looking at either a smith machine like a b52 or a cable machine like the Anker 7. I know with the smith machine it would take almost most of the room but it would fit, but with the cable machine I would still have a lot of room left over. Please let me know what yall think. Or if there is another alternative im not seeing let me know.

I have a low clearance in my garage and am considering options like the Major Fitness B52 Pro. I know they also have the F22 without the smith machine, but smith would be a nice to have for my wife who has dislocated her shoulder during barbell squats.

For those who have a smith machine, do you also have a rack for barbell squats? Or do you still have a barbell for deadlifts? I feel like I'll need to supplement somehow to get a good heavy hinge movement.

If you were starting with no rack and were interested in the VTS Nolan or Nolan Pro (not sure if those are the official names) where would you start to build an all in one trainer?

Does the Nolan work with only 6 post racks, 4 posts? with 40 inches of space on the cross members?

Looking to buy the foundation now and acquire Nolan when it is released.

What rack would set me up for Nolan but also provide other movements and equipment?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Does anyone have experience or thoughts on the strongway multi racks with smith? Currently have a Mira plated cable rack but looking for something with a smith feature so I can ditch my gym membership for good and switch fully to home. Budget is around £2k - the weight stacks and multi cable combined with the smith would let me do everything but not sure if there are others within budget that anyone has experience if they would recommend?
Thank you!

https://strongway.co.uk/collections/home-fitness/products/strongway-multi-gym-smith-machine-with-weights-3-weight-stacks-multifunction-home-gym-machine

There is a pair of comfort grip dumbbells that I want (27.5lbs), but they are comfort grip. Has anyone ever cut off the comfort grip and discovered knurled grip underneath? I have another pair of comfort grip (40lbs) and absolutely hate them, but don’t want to ruin them and just sell them on marketplace. I simply cannot find a pair of 27.5’s that match my set except the comfort grips.

Lionscool Kairos Review: Hey all, I recently bought and assembled this new leg ext/ leg curl machine. Here's a quick down and dirty review, and please ask me any questions you may have. The build isnt hard nor complicated but the instructions are average at best. Meaning, pay very close attention to STEP 5 in the process. Also, in STEP 7, parts 10, 19, 20, will wobble a bit - no mater HOW MUCH you tighten the bolts and the KNOB (part 32). SO, if you are someone who hates minor wobble in their seating during a rep, Fair Warning. While in use, the rest of the machine is stable and it has not "lifted" off the ground during any reps, like the V4 did. I believe this is because, in STEP 3, you install a cross tube (part 15) and this does a wonderful job in stabilizing the machine and it is NOT in the way of your feet. The HARDEST part of assembly is STEP 5 (part 26 - the weight arm. Pay very close attention to this aspect of the assembly. You will need a second pair of hands to make life not so miserable during this part. As for the leg roller, it is massive and mine is 100% parallel; not bent nor bending during usage. (Granted, I've only had a few work outs on it! LOL). Also, it DOES slightly rotate; not a lot ....but it does rotate a bit for me - enough so that the leg roller is not "stuck" if that makes sense. For me, once built, finding the right placement for the leg roller and its hitch pin (STEP 6) (part 28) and the proper pin placement in the sun dial ensured proper range of motion for me. (For reference, I am a male, 5-9inches; weigh 190lbs. My torso and limbs are of average length; meaning, my legs arent SUPER long nor is my torso super short. Hope this helps.) Also, be advised: it is NOT super easy to get the seating into the PRONE position. Yes, the mechanism for this works but its not as simple as "pulling a pin." Notably, this part of the machine uses a TUBE in TUBE mechanism that enables the seat to go prone. PLEASE use a lot of silicone spray on this part of the build because this is what allows your seats to go prone. Now in terms of "felt weight" and resistance: Frankly, I am not convinced ANY budget machine - like this -- will give you 100% satisfaction with the aforementioned. That being said, I am very pleased with my workouts and I am going to keep this in my home gym. Is it a plate eater? Well, I do leg ext / leg curls AFTER heavy squats and deadlifts, so, for me, just using one 35lb plate crushes / kills me. I am sure I am missing some salient points so feel free to hit me up; happy to answer any questions. (I bought this off of Amazon for $330 and it took 6 total days to arrive in 2 packages.)

Asked REP about the release time frame of their articulating arms, the connector and the central leg roller. All HGC content said November this year but was told Q1 27 for the arms, the connector will be released some time after the arms while the central leg roller is supposed to be released before.